I worry that the future chapters wouldn't match up with the previous ones :/ I get lost easily after stopping for too long
Chapter 7 – Pain and Memories“Let go of me, I don’t like being so close to people…” The older girl growled, reminding herself that she was close enough to smell Reina’s sweat, of all things, but still, it wasn’t as unpleasant as what she experiences in crowded trains.
“Fat hope Princess, not until I know why you were following me.”
“Why do you say I’m following you? Can’t I just <i>happen</i> to be walking in the same direction?”
“Oh really? Then where are you heading to?”
“Somewhere that is none of your business!” Sayumi started to struggle violently, her movements strong enough to knock Reina over.
“Oi, stop that! We’ll both fall!”
“Then. Let. Go! You bloody pervert.” Reina felt a twitch in her eye and promptly let go, lifting her fist to latch onto the other’s collar.
“Who’re you calling a pervert.”
“You’re going to ruin my blouse!”
“I don’t care.”
“Well, I do!” Struggling to release herself from the tight grip, Sayumi did something she never thought she would ever do except to perverts and sickening individuals. Without further thinking she swung her fist inwards, which worked well in returning her freedom.
Free from the painful grip earlier, Sayumi didn’t pay any more attention to Reina as she runs off down the road and into the dark, leaving the younger girl crouched over on the ground with one eye tearing.
“That… blasted…girl. Her punch is like a gorilla’s.” Reina grumbled, watching her offender’s shadow disappear through one eye. This won’t be the last time they meet, and yelling won’t be the only thing she’ll do when she sees Sayumi again.
“Michishige Sayumi, huh?” Reina allowed the words to roll off her tongue, only now remembering the girl’s name from her very first introduction. She had deliberately refused to acknowledged the other’s identity but now she was glad that they went to the same school.
Just around the corner, Sayumi leaned against the wall panting. She still felt the impact of flesh against her fist; a slight tingling feeling in her knuckles sent her gasping.
“Oh my God, why did I do that?!” She exclaimed, finally realizing that she had long allowed her plans to stray. Furious, Sayumi cursed herself for being stupid and easily distracted. That was her chance, probably her only chance to ever confront the girl and she had let her stubbornness to interfere. Sayumi was quite sure that she can’t go near Reina again now that she knows that the younger was potentially violent and cautious about being followed again.
“Nee-san’s going to kill me if she found out what I did…” She whimpered at the thought while making her way back home, forgetting that she had injured someone.
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“I’m home~!” Eri finally got back to her room later than intended after some slight interruption earlier. A teacher had requested for her suddenly on her way back and also took up an hour of her time and she now felt terrible for being late.
“Gaki-san? Aye, why’s the room so dark?” She spoke to no one in particular and felt around to find the switch. When the lights were back on, she saw Risa curled on the bed snoring quietly with a piece of paper under her. This really wasn’t the time to be sleeping though.
Eri knelt down beside her best friend and blew on her face. It was terribly hard to hold down her giggles when Risa slapped herself to tame the itch, otherwise not even close to waking up yet.
“Risa~” Eri sang again, patting the other on the shoulder repeatedly. “Wake up, you can’t take naps or you’d never wake up on time tomorrow.”
Treating her roommates’ voice as an irritating buzz, Risa wriggled her nose and sniffed before turning to her other side. Being ignored like that made Eri frown, but she can’t do anything to get her revenge. She couldn’t bear to disturb the girl who was sleeping so darn peacefully. Carefully, she peeled the piece of paper that had plastered itself to Risa’s face off and moved over to her own bed to read it, assuming that it was related to what she wanted to discuss about.
It was pretty much everything a participant needed to know to prepare for the territorial tournament, the same as then, and Eri hated it. Or perhaps hate was too strong of a word…
<i>The machine beeps steadily, and that was the only sound she had been listening to all night. Her eyes were growing heavy, fatigue bruising the bottom of her eyes but she made sure to listen to the beeping attentively.
Eri turns to observe her best friend on the bed, covered in plasters and bandages and looking like a complete wreck. The whole room reeked of bitterness and medicine.
Watching Risa breath steadily, the rising and sinking motion of her chest made Eri’s vision waver and blur. The girl was truly tired, having to fend off the press and deal with the police earlier on behalf of the older girl and her parents. On the second that Eri’s head began to fall forward and submit to sleep, the phone started to vibrate.
“Hello? Kamei Eri here.” She spoke tiredly, before noticing the nervous breathing from the other line.
“S-Senpai! Do you know where is Gaki- I mean, Niigaki-senpai?” The person on the other line replied, careful to sound respectful. She didn’t want the older girl to think of her in any negative light.
“Reina?” Eri addressed her junior, and then she took quick glances at the unconscious Risa. “No, I don’t know where she is…” She lied, wanting to keep the condition of their friend under wraps.
“Damn, I wanted her to help me with something.”
“I see. I’ll tell her when I see her then. Anything else, Reina-chan?”
“Uh, no… Thanks Senpai.”
Once the call ended, Eri rubbed her temples and sighed when there was another interruption at the door. Although she said nothing, the person outside took the initiative and opened the door to enter the room. The person was nobody that Eri knew and they wore a cap to hide their appearance, along with a jacket to hide their gender.
“Can I help you? Are you a friend of Risa’s?” Eri asked, growing worried if by any chance the person before her was here to harm her friend again.
“No, sorry but I think I’ve gotten the wrong room.” The figure spoke, giving away their gender by the feminine tone of her voice. Although she claims to have mistaken her destination, she had been looking in the direction of the patient quite seriously since she set foot in the room. The mysterious girl was <b>observing</b> Risa.
“Oh, then…” Eri on the other hand started to watch the mysterious guest with caution. The other was paying unnecessary attention to her best friend and she didn’t like how uncomfortable that behavior made her feel. “Perhaps you should be on your way?”
Despite Eri’s attempt to sound polite, the person was clear that she was demanded to leave. She pulled her eyes away from the unconscious body and there was a thin smile on her face.
“I should. I apologize for disturbing your friend there.” Turning on her heels, she reached for the door and promptly exited. Eri did not drop her glare until she was sure that the other had left... </i>
“Kame… Kame-chan? Takeaway some takoyaki for me…”
Murmurings snapped Eri out of her flashback and she quickly looked over to where her best friend was. Risa was still asleep with a frown on her face, which quickly turned into a blissful look with drool by the corner of her grinning mouth. Seeing the happy expression made Eri smile as well, until she remembered the paper she held on to.
“Gaki-san, are you really going to take part in this? Again?" Eri whispered even though she knew there won't be a reply, for now.
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